Critical severity · published Mar 16, 2023
CVE-2023-21459
Use after free vulnerability in decon driver prior to SMR Mar-2023 Release 1 allows attackers to cause memory access fault
9.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use after free vulnerability in decon driver prior to SMR Mar-2023 Release 1 allows attackers to cause memory access fault.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Samsung
11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21459
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21459
Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=03
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